ḫpd
Egyptian
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic *paḫVǯ-.[1] Compare also Proto-Semitic **paḫ(i)d_-, Arabic فَخِذ (faḵiḏ, “thigh”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɛpɛd/
- Conventional anglicization: kheped
Noun
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- (often in the dual) buttock(s), rump(s)
Inflection
Declension of ḫpd (masculine)
| singular | ḫpd |
|---|---|
| dual | ḫpdwj |
| plural | ḫpdw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫpd
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| ḫpḏ | ||
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The dual forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫpd
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| ḫpdwj | ḫpdwj |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 270
- Orel, Vladimir E.; Stolbova, Olga V. (1995), “*paḫVǯ-”, in Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill